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Show EXERCISES AT WEBER ACADEMY TWELVE HUNDRED WITNESS COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM. Address Is Delivered by Apostle Lyman Ly-man and Apostle McKay Presents Pre-sents Diplomas. who shun It shut themselves out from ' God's presence. You should not postpone- too long this divine command. "I cannot believe that any circumstance circum-stance whatever will excuse any young man or young woman from assuming as-suming that responsibility until they are 30 years of age. As a rule, the preaier happiness comes from married relations that are entered before the 2oih year. The church expects it ot you, because Cod has made It a condition con-dition of your salvation. The sophistries, sophis-tries, of men and the excuses which i hoy plead In justification of their neglect neg-lect to marry will not answer the demands de-mands of our Heavenly father. It is sometimes said that marriage i3 an obligation which involves the state nR well as the parties thereto. But marriage mar-riage should be entered into with feelings feel-ings of the most sacred character, feelings which involve the" fellowship, of find. Marriage should be sincerely a part of every man's and every' wo man s religion. "Learn to deal uprightly with your fellows. Fulfill your financial obllga. tlons, and live without taking unfair advantage over others. Ill-gotten pains, however much men may esteem wealth for wealth's sake, do not bring the happiness which some suppose. "Whatever undermines man's moral nature, na-ture, lessens his power of appreciation. apprecia-tion. One dollar may be a greater treasure in the feelings of one, than ten thousand dollars would be in the feelings of others. "Do careful about contracting debts and never permit yourselves to treat indifferently your obligations to the very last farthing. "There Is another beautiful rule of life in that command wherein the Lord says: 'Thou shnlt love thy neighbor as thyself.' There is sometimes in the business rules of 'life something of that old Jewish law which demands nn eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. Its exactions disturb the highest high-est and best conditions of social life. There is nothing more destructive to the human soul than that contention of Shylock' who demands bis pound of flesh. It is reasonable that so many of us who need the alleviations that come from God's mercy. Ills charity and long-suffering are so Insistent in our demands upon others lor every farthing we claim at their hands. We need, therefore, some of that great love which God has for us In our dealings deal-ings with our fel!ow-mcn. Wo may profit, much by. loving ourselves less and others moro, "These few excellent rules of life not only contain the best means of satisfying our higher and better Instincts, In-stincts, but are also a positive safeguard safe-guard against the evil inclinations and fallen conditions of the human race. We all know how envy. Jealousy, and selfishness destroy our. peace and happiness. hap-piness. They play, lndeed,.'an Important Import-ant part In the Uvc-s of, many people. There are those who can Scarcely endure en-dure the good fortune of others; and they hear the praise of tholr fellow-men fellow-men with feelings of Jealousy and disbelief. dis-belief. The best' refuge- from such conditions is found. In . that broader and sympathetic love which goes- out to our fellow men and makes us rejoice re-joice In their good fortune and suce'eas in life." , n , ,. V.. Twelve hundred people witnessed the commencement exercises at tho Weber Stake academy last night. President David O. McKay presented the diplomas to the twenty-six graduates, gradu-ates, and Apostle Francis M. Lyman delivered the commencement address. The attendance last night was tho largest ever recorded In the history of the academy. Apostle Lyman's speech in part follows: fol-lows: "You will notice that I have chosen as the subject of mv address to you. 'The Treasures of tho Future.' ThU does not mean exactly what Is meant when we speak" of sucesscs In life or iOf 4ndildual achievements. - - Perhaps, in the beginning I ought to tell you Just what I mean by 'The Treasures of the Future. Treasure Is always associated In our minds with something valuable, the thing we most esteem, and upon which we bestow be-stow our affections. The real treasures treas-ures of the future are those things which have an abiding value, which multiply, as years go on. and add to that growing wealth which enriches our lives and makes us better men and women in tho world. "I ought to tell you first, however, what Is a treasure to one man Is very often of little or no value to another. What one esteems highly and labora assiduously to obtain, others regard as worthy of little or no effort. You will see, therefore, that after all the treasures treas-ures of life are peculiar to the individual individ-ual who seeks them. No two of ;ou coday are looking forward to the same life; your expectations, jour hopes, md your ambitions all differ according accord-ing to the peculiar natures with which 3od has endowed you, and the talents He has given you to multiply. In one respect our treasures are enjoyed by ill alike. They are valuable to js just In proportion to our powers of lppreclatlon. Those who are full of gratitude, "whose thankfulness Is al-tvays al-tvays heartfelt will have a deeper appreciation ap-preciation than thoRO who are ungrateful, un-grateful, Indifferent, and slothful. "This day will bring to the Uvea of. nost of you a complete change. You ire really beginning a life unlike that vhich you have heretofore experlenc-d experlenc-d You may well call It the' "Conv nencement Day." From now on It vlll be your duty to do for yourselves; 0 help yourselves on In the world, t will furthermore be your duty, if on are In the future to enjoy the ful-icbs ful-icbs of life, to help others. You have, io doubt, been looking forward with ilgli aims and great hopes; you have een in your imagination many things vhich you esteem the 'treasures of Ife. You want to do good, you have it n your heart to do good, to be a bleBS-ng" bleBS-ng" to mankind. . It is the mission of he church schools to educate tho leart and to make education mean nore than one's own Individual gains nd prosperity. "There are some rules of life which have found throughout years of experience ex-perience very helpful to me. I would ike to ghe you some of these rules hlch I have here formulated In wrll-ig wrll-ig "I would like now to enumerate to ou some of those rules by which the roblems of life are solved. The best ules are those which God has given His children, and one of the first eads. 'Honor thy father and thy lother that thy days may be long pon the land which the Lord thy iod hath given thee You must now, in some measure, that your arents have made a great sacrifice 1 give ou the opportunities which ou have so abundantly, enjoyed; lore than that, you know that they ave watched you step by step with ellngs of admiration and love: they ave ln some measure left their own ves, forgotten their own loves that ley might enter more perfectly Into our joys and Into your ambitions, ou will not know what. that means, erhaps, until some da .when the line duti your parents have bo cheer-illy cheer-illy performed devolves upon you. here are different was in' which ou may honor your parents, but there s only one sincere and- acceptable ay and that Is to speak and act out t the fulness of the heart. Assumed eferencc to parents, formal devotion hlch simply meets social demands in never take the place of an abld-ig abld-ig affection, which every young roan nd even' young lady. should have for ieir parents. . The" young man and nung woman who cannot truly appre-late" appre-late" father and mother can never ppreciato other blessings of this orld. Appreciation counts for so iuch, that when we loso it. what light be a treasure with It becomes iherwlse valueless. "We should carry our own troubles i a manly and womanly manner when e are young and not throw them pon our parents to "tarry ln their oM ?e. We should not becloud their ves by complaints, discontent, envy, nd disappointment. We should bring ) their lives all the sunshine that wth can give. You should not go it from this school room feeling that icause your parents have carried you ius far in life, have ' borne your oubles, and given you encourage-ient. encourage-ient. that it is their duty to carry ou as long as they live. Some young eople never cease to be a burden to ielr parents. , Even when ; they are ee from financial want, they often urden father and mother by their Iscontent, their murmurlngs, and lielr unhappy natures. "There Is another rule In life a ey that opens the door to God's own reasure house. To Adam and Eve in ho Garden of Eden He ' said: 'Go :rth. multiply and replenish tho arth ' That divine command carries 1th it the obligation, the responsi-Ulty responsi-Ulty of parentage. You Cannot es-apo es-apo that obligation and be truly appy. .Marriage la moro than the ratification of eome fancy. It Is a uty, and should be approached in he BenBO of an obligation which every oung man and every young woman wea to his God. To the marriage relation rel-ation there come some of the best nd most enobllpff thoughts that over ill the souls of men. There aro many hlnga you cannot do well until after ou are married and have taken upon ourselves tho mission of parentage-t parentage-t Is a calling bo sacred that -those |